Receptacle.



A. L. HANSEN.

RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY l8, 19w.

Patented A11 6, 1918.

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' REcErTActE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug, 6, 1918.

Application filed May 18,1917. Serial No. 169,446.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGIE L. HANSEN, a

citizen of the United States, and. a resident of Evanston, in the'countyof Cook and -State' of Illinois, have invented certain new andusefullmprovements inReceptacles, of

.which the following is a specification. My invention relatesto-receptacles whlch may. be used for holding various materials, 1

but which are particularly adaptable for time replenished;

. Oneof the important objectsof myinvention is to provide a coverwhichwillalf wh ch tends to shift the cover structure from ways he held tothe receptacle but which "The above and other 'drawing- 1 Fig.2 is anedgeview,

can readily be opened by the fingers of the hand which holds thereceptacle and to any degree so that pouring. of the contents innersides lO and l1 housings 24 and 25. are

secured over the, slots 22 and 23 and the pins,

from the receptacle may: be readily controlled. Another object of theinvention is to permit shifting ofthe cover into position tolie againstone edge ofthereceptacle so that a number of receptacles can be placedside'loy side'and edge to'edge to be simultaneous'ly filled;Another-object is to provide' improved spring mechanism tending to holdthe cover securely to' the receptacle but yielding readily to" permitopening of the. cover or the placing thereof in position for filling ofthe receptacles. i

, features of my invention" are embodied in a structure shown on ."theaccompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is aside elevational view withparts broken away, F

Fig. 3=is' a top vlew with thecover'shown in position for-filling of thereceptacle,

"Fig. 4c is a sectional View on planed- 4, F g- 7 n I i V l l I Fig. 5is a sectional view on plane 5'5. Fig.4.

The receptacle shown is of rectangular cross-section'and of a size to bereadily carried in the, pocket. The receptacle body is preferably ofsheet 'metal comprising the large sides 10 and 11, the narrow sides 12and 13 and the bottom 14:. The cover structure is 'alsofof sheet metaland comprises the flat top 15, and the side and edge flanges 16 and 17respectively for overhanging the receptacle body' sides a distance.Extending downwardly from the opposite sides of the cover top are theplates 18 and 19,

extend diagonally as shown and are of such lengththat the coverstructure may be tilted or swung part-way open, as illustrated by thedotted lines in Fig. 1, to permit pouring of the contents from thereceptacle or swung.

to bringthe top 15'alongside of and againstthe narrow side 13 of thereceptacle body as illustrated by the dot-dash lines Fig. 1.

Improved spring .mechanism is provided a neutral position into closedposition or into against the narrow side 13. Against the 20 .and 21-projecting through the slots, and inuthe housings springs 26 and 27 areprovided whichbear downwardly on the, pins to resist. shifting of thesepins upwardly along theslots. In the housing 25 the strucwith the pin 21between the wall 11 and the 'washer or plate-31 secured to the inner endof the pin. 'In the housing 24 is a similar 1 spring whose outer end 32extends upwardly through the top of the housing to be soldered in placeand whose inner end 33 engages .with-the top ofthe pin 20 between therefully open position with the cover top ceptacle wall 10 .andthewashert. secured to the inner end of the pin. These springs .Lalw'ayspress downwardly on the pins and therefore resist upward movement of theplates 18 and 19 and the cover 15 will always be held snugly against thecontainer, either against-the top of the container to close it oragainst the side 13. When the cover 15 is heldin a: neutral positionagainst the upper edge ofthe side 13 the springs will hold it in suchposition, but when shifted to either side of this neutral position. itwill be thrown by'the springs either to closing-position orto positionagainst the side. 13. To enable the cover structure to be readily swungwhen the receptacle is held in the hand, sections 35 and 36 aredeflected outwardly from the front 'edges'of the plates 18 and 19 toform finger engaging abut ments just below the cover top 15. .Then,

when the receptacle is held with the palm of the hand and fingers aroundthe side. 13, one of the abutments can be engaged by the thumb and thecover. :structure readily swung and held open to any desired degreewhile the contents are being poured from the Thus the How of thecontents receptacle.- from the receptacle can be readily controlled andimmediately upon release, the:

cover structure will be thrown by thesprings to reclose the receptacle.The-housingsQa and 25may be entirely closed or=may be left open at theirlower ends so that any. of'the contents which enter during the pouringprocess will fall whenthe receptacle is again moved to upright position.The plates 18.

and 19' are sufiiciently extendedso that the slots 22 and :23 willalways be closed thereby.

lVhen the cover structure is swung to bring its top 15 alongside ofthereceptacle -.of the cover structure prevents. breaking or detachmentthereof from-thereceptacle body and when the receptacle is heldeither inthe left or righthand the cover structure can be readily manipulatedwh-ile:the

contents are being: poured.

I do not 'oficourse desireto be limited to the-precise construction andarrangement shownand described-as modifications are no doubt possiblewhich would still come within the scope of the invention.

I claim as follows:

1. In a-receptacle, ithe combinationwitha rectangular body part havingan openingaat its upper end, of a cover structure. comprisinga top plateand side plates extending therefrom alongside of the opposite sides ofsaid: bodypart, diagonal slots iin saidopposite sides; pins extending:from .said side plates through said slots into theinterior of the bodypart, V-shaped wire springs. .anchored at one end to said body part andhavingtheir other ends engagingsaid pins, said pin and slot connectionpermittmg said cover structure to be swung to bring its top plate into'varlous positions with reference 13062.1(]. openmg and saidsprlngsreslstlng such swing.

' 2. In a receptacle, the combination with a rectangular body parthaving an. opening at its upper end, of a cover structure comprising" atopc plateuand side plates extending therefrom alongside of the oppositesides of said body part, diagonal slots in said :opposite sides,-.pinsextending .fromw said-side plates through said slots into thei-nteriorofthe body part, andr-flat springsrformed by bending lengths of wirelIliSO'V-ShELPQYWItlL loops at the apexes, said springsflbeingnanchoredatone? endinside thenbody against theopposite sides thereof, theotherends of said springs pressing. downwardly ;on\ said pins, said pinandws-lot connection'sipermit; 1

ting. bodily .swing of said: cover structure andlsaid springs resistingsuch=swing.

3 In a receptacle, the combination witha rectangularbody part having: anopening at its upper end, of a cover structure comprise.

ing a top plate and side plates extending therefrom alongside oftheopposite sideswof said. body part,d1agonal slots in said sop-po---.site sides, pins extending :fromsaid side plates through: said slotsinto the interior-of" Y the-body part, fiat springs formed bybendinglengths of wire into V-shape with loops at the apexes, saidsprings :being anchored at one end insidethebody against the op positesidesuthereofythe otherends ofsaid springs pressing :downwardly on saidpins,

and: washers secured to the inner'endsof said pins to holdthe spring:ends thereto, saidipin and-slot. connections permitting. swing of ingsuch swing.

4. In a receptacle, the combination w1th a rectangular body part. havingan .open1'ng;at

its upper end, of a cover structure comprissaid: cover structure andsaid springs resist.

ing a top plate and side plates-extending therefrom alongside zof 'theopposite side's of said body part, diagonal-1 slots in said Io-ppositesides, pins extending from saidi side plates through: said. slotsinto=the-interiior of the body part, aV-shaped wire springs; {tn-1chored at one end to saidbody part and having their other ends engagingsaid pins, said pin and slot connection permittingsaid cover structureto be swung to bring its top to said openingand said isprings -resistingsuch swing, and rprotectin-gihousings within the body. part securedagainstthe opposite sides thereof to cover said -springs,.slots and p Inwitness whereof -I hereunto subscribe my name this 14th day of May, A..D. 1917. I

AUGIEQ L. HANSEN; .1

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